Add to ORKGIn the United States, many people are instructed about the value of “being yourself” from a young age. However, what evidence is there to support this notion and what happens when “being yourself” causes a person to stand out, or be different, from others? The field of positive psychology, with its focus on the science behind well-being, stands well-positioned to answer these questions. By reviewing the theories, measurements, and research behind the two constructs of authenticity and uniqueness, this paper aims to show how being oneself does relate positively to well-being, even when doing so sets a person apart from others. It shows that humans have a desire to be authentic and doing so correlates with higher levels of life satisfaction a...
Literature has demonstrated that high self-concept consistency and high authenticity independently p...
Authenticity facilitates positive human functioning. Yet, previous research has not adequately addre...
In the last few decades, there has been a surge of interest in the notion of authenticity as a valid...
In the United States, many people are instructed about the value of “being yourself” from a young ag...
In the United States, many people are instructed about the value of “being yourself ” from a young a...
Uniqueness is a fundamental aspect of individual identity, yet commonly used conceptualizations of u...
Uniqueness is a fundamental aspect of individual identity, yet commonly used conceptualizations of u...
Self-compassion offers profound benefits to well-being and healthy psychological functioning. Surpri...
Adolescents have a strong desire to “be themselves.” How does experiencing authenticity—the sense of...
Unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is regarded by humanistic psychologists as an important de...
Unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is regarded by humanistic psychologists as an important de...
The current study investigated the effect of priming people with alignment or distance to ideal self...
Adolescents have a strong desire to "be themselves." How does experiencing authenticity-the sense of...
Adolescents have a strong desire to "be themselves." How does experiencing authenticity-the sense of...
Adolescents have a strong desire to "be themselves." How does experiencing authenticity-the sense of...
Literature has demonstrated that high self-concept consistency and high authenticity independently p...
Authenticity facilitates positive human functioning. Yet, previous research has not adequately addre...
In the last few decades, there has been a surge of interest in the notion of authenticity as a valid...
In the United States, many people are instructed about the value of “being yourself” from a young ag...
In the United States, many people are instructed about the value of “being yourself ” from a young a...
Uniqueness is a fundamental aspect of individual identity, yet commonly used conceptualizations of u...
Uniqueness is a fundamental aspect of individual identity, yet commonly used conceptualizations of u...
Self-compassion offers profound benefits to well-being and healthy psychological functioning. Surpri...
Adolescents have a strong desire to “be themselves.” How does experiencing authenticity—the sense of...
Unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is regarded by humanistic psychologists as an important de...
Unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is regarded by humanistic psychologists as an important de...
The current study investigated the effect of priming people with alignment or distance to ideal self...
Adolescents have a strong desire to "be themselves." How does experiencing authenticity-the sense of...
Adolescents have a strong desire to "be themselves." How does experiencing authenticity-the sense of...
Adolescents have a strong desire to "be themselves." How does experiencing authenticity-the sense of...
Literature has demonstrated that high self-concept consistency and high authenticity independently p...
Authenticity facilitates positive human functioning. Yet, previous research has not adequately addre...
In the last few decades, there has been a surge of interest in the notion of authenticity as a valid...